
The FORMAT command initializes a disk in a format compatible with DOS.

FORMAT [d:][/S][/V][/B][/1][/8]

WARNING **  Formatting destroys ALL information contained on the disk.

options:
  /S  - Make the formatted disk a system disk
  /V  - Prompt for a volume label after the disk is formatted.
  /B  - Format with 8 sectors per track rather than the normal 9, and reserve 
        directory space for system files in the root directory.
  /1  - The diskette is to be formatted for single sided use only rather than
        the double sided default.
  /8  - The diskette is to be formatted with 8 sectors per track rather than
        the default 9.

*  The options /8 and /V cannot be used together since they would make
   the diskette unusable by DOS 1.10.  Likewise, the /V and /S options cannot
   be combined with the /B option.
*  If there is a disk assignment present you will probably have to return all
   the disk drives to their defaults with the ASSIGN command before the FORMAT
   command will execute without displaying an error message.
